Alfredo Angulo at a press convention for his 2014 combat towards Canelo Alvarez.
Most fighters transition right into a relaxed second profession after their boxing days are behind them, however not Alfredo Angulo.
“Perro” Angulo confirmed that this canine nonetheless had some combat in him on Saturday when he made his first preventing look in nearly three years, not in a boxing ring, however the “squared circle” of Naked Knuckle Preventing Championship on the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
The 41-year-old Angulo scored a primary spherical knockout of four-fight veteran Jeremiah Riggs of their combat, but it surely was a much more dramatic outing than the outcome would recommend. Angulo endured dozens of proper palms from the aggressive Riggs as Angulo regarded to time him for a counter. Riggs used Angulo’s lengthy hair towards him, holding him with the left after which wailing away with the suitable.
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Simply as Angulo seemed to be sporting down, he discovered the space he wanted to make use of his superior boxing approach, dropping Riggs for the ten-count with a single proper hand.
Angulo, a local of Mexicali, Mexico, had a professional boxing document of 26-8 (21 knockouts) which was highlighted by successful the WBO interim junior middleweight title in 2009 and included fights towards world champions like Peter Quillin, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Erislandy Lara.
Angulo’s promoter Nelson Lopez Jr. tells The Ring that the plan subsequent for Angulo is to return to skilled boxing for an enormous alternative.
Angulo is way from the primary former professional boxer to search out success on this planet of bareknuckle. Former WBA junior middleweight titleholder Austin Trout is at present the BKFC welterweight champion, whereas former contender Dat Nguyen gained the BKFC bantamweight title in 2021.
